efficace — meaning in English
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English meaning
- effective adj Producing the intended result; actually working.
- efficacious adj Effective; possessing efficacy.
- efficient adj Achieving maximum results with minimum wasted time, effort, or resources.
Senses
efficace is used for these senses in English:
- effective Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
- effective Producing a decided or decisive effect.
- effective Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
- efficacious (formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. [from 1520s]
- efficient Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
- efficient Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.
effective — full definition
- adj Producing the intended result; actually working.
- adj Officially in force or operation as of a stated time.